Coal Market Outlook 2022 - 2026

North American Coal Trends in 2022

Coal is part of Energy and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Coking Coal and Coal Mining. You may also be interested in Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power and Electric Power.

North American coal production is projected to reach 10.2 exajoules by 2026. That's down 4.6%, on average, each year from 2021's 12.97 exajoules. Since 1986, North American coal supply has decreased by an average of 4.5% annually.

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Global Coal Statistics

• Shipping Freight Volume 67 countries (Western Europe, Europe, Germany...)
• Coal Production 70 countries (Western Europe, Europe, Germany...)
• Final Consumption Expenditures 222 countries (Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
• Coal Export 166 countries (Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe...)
• Coal Import 191 countries (Asia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
• Anthracite Import 170 countries (Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe...)
• Lignite Demand 34 countries (Europe, Southern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
• Anthracite Demand 46 countries (Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe...)
• Road Freight Volume 69 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
• Coke Demand 44 countries (Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe...)

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